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If you carefully look through the list, you may notice that the most common thing people get mad about paying a lot of money for is food. They pay a lot and expect quality, taste and quantity, but receive something that looks worse than dog food.

It is understandable that they get mad as you can’t return food and get your money back. Also, you are already possibly angry because you are hungry and were looking forward to having a relaxing meal.

#2

This $10 Salad I Paid For At A Restaurant

Final score:

309points

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_scarlett_ 1 year ago

The one sliver of carrot on top lmao

22points

#3

$3 Pasta Salad I Ordered From Jamie Oliver’s Airport Restaurant

Final score:

300points

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VonBlade 1 year ago

It's $3. What did you expect? $2.95 of that is his name.

32points

What is the most frustrating thing in these kinds of situations is that the expectations are high. Often people associate a higher price with quality and if you pay extra for something, you expect more than you usually get.

Widewall confirms this tendency and claims that people will purposefully buy the more expensive alternative for the expectation for it to last longer or break later than the cheaper thing would, “The higher the cost of an item, the higher the hopes of the consumer. Why buy an iPhone charger from Apple for $19.99 when you could get one at the dollar store? It is because, for many, expense translates directly to quality.”

When our expectations aren’t met, “it can lead to feelings of disappointment, frustration, and even anger” that some people come to let out on social media, which becomes entertainment for others.

#4

Almost 15 Dollars/Meal For This At My College

Final score:

239points

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zak 1 year ago

On the bright side, the fries look pretty good. 🙂

202points

#5

First Overseas Flight In 9 Years! Paid Extra For A Window Seat So I Can See Everything

Final score:

233points

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David Houde 1 year ago

Use websites like seatguru. They let you know if your seat it good or bad. Things like if the overhead bins by the seat have safety equipment in them, misaligned or missing windows, some seats are narrower than others on the flight too. I've gotten out of a few "bad" seats because of them.

169points

#6

Ordered The Brisket Nachos. Got A Pound Of Kraft Singles

Final score:

216points

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Xenon 1 year ago

Wow, just wow.

75points

#7

The Toilet Paper At The University I Pay $20k A Year To Go To

Final score:

211points

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Kookamunga 1 year ago

Lots of institutions use very thin paper to save the plumbing.

115points

This list clearly shows that more expensive things are not necessarily better and maybe our expectations are too high. A study showed that when people were served wine that they didn’t know the price of by a server who also had no clue what wine they were pouring, the “individuals who are unaware of the price generally do not like the expensive wine more. The results showed they enjoyed less expensive wine a little more.”

Maybe a solution to this could be reading reviews as they will allow you to create realistic expectations of what you might receive. A survey by Brightlocal showed that “77% of consumers ‘always’ or ‘regularly’ read online reviews when browsing for local businesses” and 49% “trust customer reviews as much as personal recommendations from family and friends.” Which shows that this strategy is working for them.

#8

My Highschool Senior “Breakfast” That I Paid 15$ For

Final score:

205points

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Frando Bone 1 year ago

doritos? wtf goes through these people's heads?

169points

#9

When You Order The “Three Meat Skillet” And This Comes Out

Final score:

203points

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Deborah Harris2 1 year ago

yum dog kibble and cheesy fries :)

251points

#10

I Paid Extra For A M&M Rice Krispy Treat And I Received An Insult Instead

Final score:

202points

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Mrs Irish Mom 1 year ago

Looks like a lil rat poop

132points

Have you ever paid a lot of money just to be disappointed in what you got? Have you ever read a good review and were compelled to leave a negative one instead because your experience was so drastically different? Let us know your experiences in the comments and don’t forget to upvote the biggest scams in this list.

#11

Amusement Park Pizza. Cost Me $11

Final score:

198points

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Deborah Harris2 1 year ago

Maybe the size is the amusement :D

185points

#12

This "Caesar Salad" Cost $15

Final score:

183points

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kitten levels tokyo 1 year ago

Ouch.

71points

#13

When You Buy A 120 Dollar iPhone

Final score:

182points

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zak 1 year ago

I mean, you could have just posted a regular iphone and the point would still stand 🤷🏼‍♂️

36points

#14

I Paid Extra For Cheese

Final score:

180points

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Shyla Bouche 1 year ago

At least OP bought cheese.

38points

#15

Picture Shows 8 Mozzarella Sticks, I Received 3. It Cost $12

Final score:

178points

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harpling 1 year ago

Yes, but that's organic, free-range, antibiotic-free, non-GMO, homeschooled, non-chemical, hand-fertilised, gently-used, baby romaine harvested under moonlight by specially trained gerbils. You think that stuff's cheap? Plus, it comes with invisible honey mustard, and that costs extra.

247points

#16

I Paid $25 To Go To A “Halloween House” And This Was One Of The “Game Areas”

Final score:

177points

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Federico Guerrero-Isaza 1 year ago

This is so desolate it´s depressing.

20points

#17

I Paid $18 At Chipotle For This

Final score:

169points

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Xenon 1 year ago

Was that scraped up off the floor?

128points

#18

Ordered Steak And Mac And Cheese At A Riverside Restaurant For $30. They Brought Out Kraft Mac And Cheese

Final score:

163points

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CarlWasHere/BubblesRKool 1 year ago

The grill marks look like they where drawn on by a sharpie

4points

#19

Bought Some Clearance Sale Bread. Now I Know Why It Was On Sale

Final score:

162points

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RoanTheMad 1 year ago

Stuff that with some sandwich fillings and yum

272points

#20

When You Pay For Extra Pineapple On Your Pizza And You’re Only Given 1 Piece Per Slice

Final score:

156points

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K W 1 year ago

This is why I always have pineapple chunks at home. To rescue disapointingly topped pizza.

8points

#21

I Paid $3 Extra For Blueberries Pancake

Final score:

154points

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Deborah Harris2 1 year ago

Just be happy you didn't order a muffin :)

161points

#22

I Paid A Lot For A Slice Of Pizza, And This Is What I Got

Final score:

145points

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Shyla Bouche 1 year ago

Technically....

55points

#23

I Ordered A Loaded Baked Potato, Paid Almost $5 For This

Final score:

137points

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Little_redheaded_girl 1 year ago

Looks like it got unloaded

115points

#24

Bought A Whole Pack A Pens, Not A Single One Works #sorryplanet

Final score:

136points

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Marette 1 year ago

Unless they have the tiny plastic covering on the nibs you need to remove before using?

236points

#25

I Paid $19 For 8 Of These Tiny A** Wings From A Local BBQ Joint

Final score:

135points

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harpling 1 year ago

Did the menu specify that they were chicken wings? You might have ordered the hummingbird wings. It's an easy mistake to make.

183points

#26

Final score:

135points

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Someone 1 year ago

kind of a shitty burrito (ill see myself out)

6points

#27

Not Only Did I Get 2.5 Tenders In My 3 Tender Meal, But This Amount Of Food Costs $10

Final score:

134points

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bElLa sTairZz 1 year ago

tbh none of those look like wheole tenders, and whats up with the shape of the chips?

74points

#28

I Paid $2 For This Avocado

Final score:

134points

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kitten levels tokyo 1 year ago

Pitiful. (Sorry)

317points

#29

Final score:

131points

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Aisling Raye 1 year ago

I think the FBI handles cases of domestic terrorism

145points

#30

Got Recommended To Try The New Burger Restaurant That Recently Opened Up. This Burger Cost Me £6.95

Final score:

127points

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B B 1 year ago

Burnter not a burger

65points

#31

The Amount Of Chips Del Taco Gave Me For $2

Final score:

110points

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Mrs Irish Mom 1 year ago

40 cent per nacho 🙈

46points

#32

My 16 Dollar Tuna Poke Bowl

Final score:

110points

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Deborah Harris2 1 year ago

Tuna Puke bowl more like ;)

148points

#33

Paid 30$ For Two “Regular Sized” Drinks At A Concert Last Night. 4 Sips Each

Final score:

106points

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Mrs Irish Mom 1 year ago

BYOB

46points

#34

I Paid €1,50 Extra For Spinach On My Pizza. This Is What I Got

Final score:

106points

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Shyla Bouche 1 year ago

I see green peppers. I don't see spinach.

93points

#35

My View At A Kendrick Lamar Concert After Paying $750 At Ubs Center…

Final score:

99points

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Dan Holden 1 year ago

Why in the world would you pay $750 for a concert ticket?! I love going to hear live music and do it as much as possible, but I refuse to go see anyone who charges hundreds of dollars per ticket!

241points

#36

Paid $4.50 For This Small Fruit Cup

Final score:

92points

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Robert T 1 year ago

Well you can't say you couldn't see what was in it before you bought it!

97points

#37

Paid $15 For Pulled Pork For Family Meal And Was Hoping For The Whole Container To Be Filled

Final score:

90points

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Nikki Sevven 1 year ago

You could have bought an entire pork butt for $15 and slow-cooked it yourself.

108points

#38

I Paid $76 For This Myers Mask From Amazon

Final score:

86points

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harpling 1 year ago

It looks like a cheap William Shatner mask painted white. Wait....

224points

#39

Final score:

63points

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Alexandra Davis 1 year ago

I don't think this is that bad. The size I would expect in the Uk, maybe it's not an American portion and if that's what you were expecting then he's be disappointed- but portions in europe are a lot smaller than America

108points

#40

I Paid $11.70 For This Chicken Burrito From Chipotle

Final score:

62points

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Kookamunga 1 year ago

Looks pretty solid to me. Short but fat.

111points